2022 Projects City of Bethlehem

Projects
AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d)

Introduction
With input from a variety of stakeholders, data from a variety of sources, and with hands-on experience
in front-line services to the most vulnerable populations in the City, DCED plans a mix of activities in FY
2022 to address the priority needs. Infrastructure improvements, housing rehab, recreation and support
for public service facilities improvements are just some of the approaches to improving neighborhoods,
houses and, most importantly, families in Bethlehem. Applications for funding are made available
around July of each year. Application information was made available on the City’s website and was
directly emailed to public service organizations in the region that have either requested funding during
the previous program year and or remain interested in future funding. The City keeps a list of new and
interested organizations that are in contact during the year and directly mails applications to these
groups as well. Applications were reviewed and evaluated by an internal committee based on the
quality of the project, the need for the project, project or service duplication, recipient performance
history, value of the resources versus the number of residents served and alignment with the city's goals
and needs. Funding is awarded based on annual allocation award, level of impact, beneficiaries, and
need for the project, service or program. DCED allocation recommendations are reviewed by both the
Mayor and City Council for final approval.
Projects
# Project Name
1 Administration & Planning
2 Project SUCCESS/Crossroads Mentoring Program (Center for Humanistic Change)
3 Substance Abuse Counseling (Hogar CREA)
4 Faith In Action (ShareCare)
5 LVCIL PLACE Program
6 Representative Payee Program (New Bethany Ministries)
7 HCLV Food Pantry Food Services
8 TechGYRLS (YWCA)
9 New Bethany Ministries Choice Pantry
10 New Bethany Ministries Trinity Soup Kitchen
11 CALV CAFS 2021 BHAP
12 Blight Remediation Program Delivery (RDA)
13 Friendship Park Residential Facades (CADCB)
14 CDBG and HOME Housing Rehabilitation (City of Bethlehem)
15 Housing Rehab Program Delivery (City of Bethlehem)
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OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021)
# Project Name
16 Child Care Wing Renovations - Phase III (YMCA)
17 Northside NRSA Neighborhood Organizer (CADCB)
18 Affordable Housing Activities
19 HOME Administration
20 Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO)
21 City HOME Funded Rehabilitation
Table 7 - Project Information
Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved
needs
CDBG and HOME deliberations are based on funding activities that have the greatest benefit to City
residents while hopefully being spent in a timely manner without redundancy. The system for
establishing the priority for selection of these projects is predicated upon the following criteria:
• Meeting the statutory and regulatory requirements of the CDBG and HOME Programs
• Meeting the needs of low- and moderate-income residents
• Focusing on low- and moderate-income areas or neighborhoods
• Coordination and leveraging of resources
• Response to expressed needs
• Sustainability and or long-term impact
• Has the ability to demonstrate measurable progress and success, and
• Address identified populations in-need.

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AP-38 Project Summary
Project Summary Information

2022
1 Project Name Administration & Planning
Target Area City of Bethlehem
Goals Supported CDBG/HOME Program Administration
Needs Addressed Planning and Administration
Funding CDBG: $278,333
Description Salary and wages of local staff as well as professional fees for consultants
to assist with the administration of the HOME and CDBG programs.
Target Date 12/31/2023
Estimate the number N/A
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed activities
Location Description 10 E Church Street
Planned Activities This activity will reimburse the City for salary and wages of employees
administering the CDBG and HOME programs. Funds may also be used to
pay for professional services.
2 Project Name Project SUCCESS/Crossroads Mentoring Program (Center for Humanistic
Change)
Northside 2027
Goals Supported Support High Quality Public Services
Needs Addressed Enhance the Availability of Community Services
Description Crossroads serves students in Kindergarten to fifth grade and Project
SUCCESS serves at-risk students in 6th-12th grade. School administrators,
counselors, or other school staff refer students who they determine are
at-risk for academic, attendance, and/or behavioral issues.
Estimate the number Approximately fifteen (15) at-risk high-school students are targeted by
and type of families the program.

2022
Location Description The CHC will serve Donegan Elementary, Fountain Hill Elementary,
Lincoln Elementary, Northeast Middle, and Liberty High Schools through
the Project SUCCESS/Crossroads Mentoring program in the Bethlehem
Area School district with funding provided by CDBG.
Planned Activities Project SUCCESS provides students in 6th-12th grade, who school identify
as at-risk, with the social-emotional support and practical skills needed to
identify and develop personal character and resiliency, succeed in school,
graduate from high school, and cope with challenges in life. A staff
mentor works with students through three main activities:
1. Mentoring small groups of students who need to develop specific
life skills.
2. Working one-on-one with individual students.
3. Providing classroom-based resiliency programs.
3 Project Name Substance Abuse Counseling (Hogar CREA)
Description People suffering from the disease of addiction are able to come to Hogar
CREA and receive intensive inpatient treatment in a therapeutic
community.
Estimate the number Approximately 25 females with the disease of addiction will be served.
Location Description 1920 E. Market Street, Bethlehem, PA
Planned Activities Staffing expenses related to running an inpatient treatment facility for
women.
4 Project Name Faith In Action (ShareCare)
Needs Addressed Foster Strong, Vibrant Neighborhoods
Enhance the Availability of Community Services

2022
Description ShareCare strives to help older adults and those with disabilities to enjoy
a quality of life and remain independent as long as possible by providing
caregiving assistance such as transportation to and from appointments,
light household and yard chores, visitation to prevent isolation, Caregiver
Canines program and respite care.
Estimate the number The program will serve approximately eighty (80) adults with disabilities.
Location Description 321 Wyandotte Street, Bethlehem, PA
Planned Activities ShareCare provides caregiving assistance to people who are elderly or
disabled. The majority of the requests are for transportation to and from
doctor's appointments. Additional requests are received for assistance
with shopping, visitation, Caregiver Cannines, respite care, light chores,
and yard work. All services are provided by volunteers at NO COST to the
recipients and/or their families. The funds received will be used for staff
salaries.
5 Project Name LVCIL PLACE Program
Northside 2027
Goals Supported Address Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
Support High Quality Public Services
Housing (NS)
Description LVCIL Community Support Coordinators will provide consumers with
housing options and will connect them to community services they need
to achieve or maintain their independence. LVCIL housing staff will also
educate landlords, property managers, and realtors on the benefits of
renting to people with disabilities and will conduct extensive community
outreach and training to benefit consumers.

2022
Estimate the number The PLACE program will serve 35 City residents with disabilities and their
and type of families family members who are living on limited income and may be at-risk for
that will benefit from homelessness.
Location Description 713 N. 13th Street, Allentown, PA
Planned Activities LVCIL Community Support Coordinators will meet with the clients to
gather all essential information needed for project activities. This initial
assessment will determine the consumer's eligibility for the PLACE
program and will provide a full understanding of their housing needs,
including accommodations, income level, rent range, and other factors.
Public services also include housing counseling; support coordination;
independent living skills education; and community outreach training.
6 Project Name Representative Payee Program (New Bethany Ministries)
Goals Supported Support Homeless Housing and Services
Support High Quality Public Services
Description The Representative Payee Program is New Bethany Ministries' homeless
prevention program, which provides financial management services to
adults who are struggling with mental health problems and/or are unable
to manage their finances.
Estimate the number The grant is for thirty-one (31) Bethlehem residents, 47% of the
and type of families Representative Payee Program, to receive payee and financial counseling
that will benefit from services. Due to the nature of NBM's work and its location, it serves a
the proposed activities population that, to the degree it is possible to verify, is composed of only
low-income individuals and families, more than 85% of whom are
extremely low income (0-30% AMI).
Location Description 333 W. 4th Street, Bethlehem, PA
Planned Activities Staffing and administration costs for the Representative Payee Program.
7 Project Name HCLV Food Pantry Food Services

2022
Description The Food Pantry at the Hispanic Center of the Lehigh Valley addresses
food insecurity among low- to moderate-income residents of
Northampton County, with a primary focus on residents of the City of
Bethlehem by providing emergency food services.
Estimate the number The HCLV's targeted focus area for service provision is the Southside and
and type of families Marvine/Pembroke neighborhoods of Bethlehem, which comprise 54% of
that will benefit from HCLV's clients from all programs within Census Tracts 105, 109, 110, 112,
the proposed activities and 113. All of these Census Tracts are designated by HUD as
low/moderate income tracts. The HCLV Food Pantry will serve a
minimum of 120 households from these Census Tracts with emergency
food through appointments at the Food Pantry, and successfully refer 15
households who recieve emergency food on 3 or more occassions to the
HCLV Social Service Program for assistance in establishing self-sufficiency
through individualized case management.
Location Description 520 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem, PA
Planned Activities The HCLV Food Pantry will serve a minimum of 120 households from
these Census Tracts with emergency food through appointments at the
Food Pantry, and successfully refer 15 households who recieve
emergency food on 3 or more occassions to the HCLV Social Service
Program for assistance in establishing self-sufficiency through
individualized case management.
8 Project Name TechGYRLS (YWCA)
Description The TechGYRLS Afterschool STEM delivers high-quality, hands-on science,
technology, engineering, and math enrichment to Bethlehem girls ages 9
- 13.

2022
Estimate the number Approximately 100 girls between the ages of 9 and 13 will be served by
and type of families this program.
Location Description We will be serving girls and families in the catchment area of these BASD
schools: Northeast Middle, Broughal Middle, Donegan, Fountain Hill,
Freemansburg, Thomas Jefferson, Lincoln, Marvine, and William Penn.
Planned Activities Staffing and supply costs associated with running the STEM program.
Funded activities will include the Spring 2022 sessions and Fall 2022
sessions.
9 Project Name New Bethany Ministries Choice Pantry
Description New Bethany's Choice Food Pantry is valuable to the community because
it offers a three-day supply of food to households and has lifted its
regulations of clients only utilizing the Food Pantry once a month, while
implementing safety precautions, driven by CDC guidelines, by utilizing
New Org for remote ordering to ensure the safety of our staff and
consumers.
Estimate the number New Bethany's Choice Food Pantry primarily serves households below
and type of families the median income, residing in zip code areas 18015 and 18018. Our
that will benefit from overrall objectives are to serve an average of 8,000 food-insecure
the proposed activities households in our pantry annually, provide healthier food options to
5,000 adults, children, and seniors annually, and gear at least 50% of
those who access the food pantry will report satsifaction with their
experience.
Location Description 380 Shawnee Street, Bethlehem, PA

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Planned Activities New Bethany's Choice Pantry is open daily and continues to remain open
daily (Monday-Friday), providing individuals and families with a 3-day
supply of groceries. Clients have the option of choosing our Standard car
which contains a mix of all groceries we have available, or to make direct
selection of preferred items. Our consumers also have the option of
remote orders and scheduling order pick up.
10 Project Name New Bethany Ministries Trinity Soup Kitchen
Northside 2027
Description The Trinity Soup Kitchen provides access to a daily hot meal to those who
are homeless or in need of assistance due to lack of resources.
Estimate the number Trinity Soup Kitchen will serve primarily low and extremely low-income
and type of families people who live in census tracts on Bethlehem’s northside. Around 75
that will benefit from people utilize the Trinity Soup Kitchen, located on Bethlehem’s north
the proposed activities side, on a daily basis.
Location Description 44 E. Market Street, Bethlehem, PA
Planned Activities The Trinity Soup Kitchen will use funds to provide meals and ensure equal
access to a free meal for low income and homeless persons with limited
mobility to travel to the southside meal center. The Trinity Soup Kitchen
will ensure a healthy and balance lunch, including fresh fruit or vegetable
options is offered daily.
11 Project Name CALV CAFS 2021 BHAP
Northside 2027
Goals Supported Preserve Owner-Occupied Housing
Enhance Homeownership Opportunities
Needs Addressed Improve the quality of existing housing
Increase the rate of homeownership
Housing (NS)

2022
HOME: $80,000
Description The Bethlehem Homebuyer Assistance Program (BHAP) will assist low- to
moderate-income households throughout the City of Bethlehem that are
seeking assistance for down payment and closing costs.
Estimate the number Special emphasis will be placed on targeting households in south
and type of families Bethlehem (census tracts 109, 110, 111, 112, and 113) and the Northside
that will benefit from NRSA neighborhood (census tracts 106, 107, and 108). The program will
the proposed activities serve at least fifteen (15) households.
Planned Activities HCP will administer the Bethlehem Homebuyer Assistance Program
(BHAP) year-round, on a daily basis, to meet the ongoing needs of the
community. Additionally, HCP administers the homeownership
counseling program (which consists of first-time homebuyer seminars,
pre-purchase counseling, pre-settlement counseling, and the home
ownership savings account program) year-round, on a daily basis, to
meet the ongoing needs of the community. HCP administers seven First
Time Homebuyer Seminars each fiscal year, four in English and three in
Spanish.
12 Project Name Blight Remediation Program Delivery (RDA)
Northside 2027
Goals Supported Create and Preserve Affordable Rental Housing
Preserve Owner-Occupied Housing
Foster Strong, Vibrant Neighborhoods
Housing (NS)
Description CDBG funds help pay for program delivery for staff that administer the
City's blighted property program as well as payment for any third party
contractors.

2022
Location Description City-wide, including the Northside NRSA neighborhood.
Planned Activities CDBG funds help pay for program delivery for staff that administer the
City's blighted property program as well as payment for any third party
contractors. Such contractors include appraisal, title search, legal and or
other technical assistance services needed.
13 Project Name Friendship Park Residential Facades (CADCB)
Target Area Northside 2027
Description CADCB will implement a targeted residential facade improvement
program to improve the appearance of the area immediately surrounding
Friendship Park in the Northside 2027 neighborhood. This will increase
neighborhood residents, perceptions of the attractiveness and
desirability of their neighborhood, increase property values, and
strengthen businesses. Specifically, at least two residential facades will
be funded by the City. Funds will be given directly to the contractor
performing the facade repairs, with no funds directed to the homeowner.
Estimate the number At least two (2) houses in the Northside 2027 will receive residential
and type of families façade repairs. Recipients of this program will be low- to moderate-
that will benefit from income homeowners or local landlords with low- to moderate-income
the proposed activities tenants who have a property in the target area.
Location Description Friendship Park, where façade improvement work will take place, covers
half a city block and is bordered by E Garrison Street to the north, Penn
Street to the west, E North Street to the south. To its east are residences
and businesses which line Linden Street —a major commercial and
residential corridor.
Planned Activities Properties will be identified and outreach to property owners will be
conducted, big package completed, contractor solicitation selection is
expected by June, and construction icompletion in November 2022.

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14 Project Name CDBG and HOME Housing Rehabilitation (City of Bethlehem)
Northside 2027
Housing (NS)
Description Funds will be used to rehabilitate homes throughout the City.
Estimate the number Approximately thirty (30) families will benefit from the rehabilitation
and type of families activities.
Location Description To be determined.
Planned Activities Construction costs associated with full home rehabilitation, emergency
home rehabilitation, and facade improvements.
15 Project Name Housing Rehab Program Delivery (City of Bethlehem)
Northside 2027
Housing (NS)
Description Housing rehab program delivery associated with the CDBG and HOME
funded Housing Rehabilitation Program.
Estimate the number 25 units are exected to be rehabilitated.
Location Description Properties citywide with special target areas of the Northside NRSA and
Southside neighborhoods.

2022
Planned Activities Housing rehab program delivery associated with staff costs for the CDBG
and HOME funded Housing Rehabilitation Program. Cost of salary and
fringe benefits for City housing rehab staff.
16 Project Name Child Care Wing Renovations - Phase III (YMCA)
Improve Public Facilities & Infrastructure
Needs Addressed Provide quality infrastructure and comm facilities
Description Essential renovations to create a safer, high quality child care facility.
The completion of these renovations will enable the YMCA to sustain a
robust child care program assisting generations of Bethlehem children.
One major renovation objective to become an acknowledge Keystone
STARS entity, a standard of care above the state minimum health and
safety licensing regulations.
Estimate the number 36 children residing in low and moderate income households will benefit
and type of families from the proposed project.
Location Description 430 E. Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA
Planned Activities Building renovations and security updates in the Child Care portion of the
YMCA facility.
17 Project Name Northside NRSA Neighborhood Organizer (CADCB)
Target Area Northside 2027
Description To support a Northside NRSA Neighborhood Organizer position employed
by CADCB. The Organizer will provide the necessary organizational
capacity to address resident concerns and assist neighborhood initiatives.
The Organizer will assist the City to accomplish the goals and objectives
of the Northside NRSA Neighborhood Plan.

2022
Estimate the number Services intend to benefit approximately 110 households. Spefically, the
and type of families Northside NRSA Neighborhood Organizer will provide information and
that will benefit from referral services to at least 25 residents, engage at least 40 residents
the proposed activities through community organizing meetings regarding housing and
neighborhood issues, and engage at least 45 residents, business owners,
key stakeholders involved in either the neighborhoods steering
committee and subsequent subcommittees, and support a volunteer
block captain to be a channel for residential concerns.
Planned Activities Pprovide information and referral services, organize community
meetings, engage business owners and key stakeholders, organize
steering committee and subcommittee meetings, and direct and train all
volunteers.
18 Project Name Affordable Housing Activities
Northside 2027
Funding HOME: $100,000
Description Undertake affordable housing activities and projects that are driven by
City, private housing entities and or nonprofit developers.
Estimate the number To be determined.
Location Description To be determined.
Planned Activities Undertake affordable housing activities and projects that are driven by
City, private housing entities and or nonprofit developers. Perform
planning and design activities, acquistion, development and or
construction costs required to undertake affordable housing projects.
19 Project Name HOME Administration

2022
Goals Supported CDBG/HOME Program Administration
Needs Addressed Planning and Administration
Description Salary and wages of local staff as well as professional fees for consultants
to assist with the administration of the HOME and CDBG programs.
Location Description 10 E Church St.
Planned Activities This activity will reimburse the city for salary and wages of employees
administering the CDBG and HOME programs. Funds may also be used to
pay for professional services.
20 Project Name Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO)
Enhance Homeownership Opportunities
Description Provide funds for the production of affordable housing opportunities
using the 15% CHDO set-aside funding as required under the HOME
Investment Partnerships (HOME) entitlement grant.
Estimate the number To be Determined
Location Description 10 E Church St
Planned Activities This program will provide for the production of affordable housing
opportunities using the 15% CHDO set-aside funding as required under
the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) entitlement grant.

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21 Project Name City HOME Funded Rehabilitation
Northside 2027
Description Funds will be used to rehabilitate homes throughout the City.
Estimate the number 15
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Construction costs associated with full home rehabilitation, emergency
home rehabilitation, and facade improvements.

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